This article showcases our top picks for the best California based Location Based Services companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Location Based Services industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top California Location Based Services Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Grindr
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Grindr is a location-based social application for gay, bi, trans, queer people and other members of the LGBT community.
Sugar
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Sugar builds community and transforms the residential experience by integrating with technology stacks that power modern buildings.
Placer.ai
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Placer.ai offers a traffic analytics platform that allows anyone to generate insights into any property.
NetraDyne
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NetraDyne engages in improving fleet safety through computer vision and in-depth data analysis.
TaskRabbit
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TaskRabbit connects people to reliable, skilled Taskers in their local communities who can help them get more done at home.
Sandbox VR
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Sandbox VR is a virtual reality startup that offers a premium, fully-immersive virtual reality experience.
HYP3R
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We are HYP3R. Our innovations help top marketers acquire high-value travelers directly and at scale.
UrbanFootprint
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Urban, climate & community resilience data platform providing critical intelligence to institutions investing in the world’s infrastructure
InMarket
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InMarket offers a self-service location-based platform that captures accurate consumer location data, which drives campaign performance.
XYO
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XYO is a decentralized crypto-location oracle network aiming to provide accurate location data from cars to smartphones.
Yoshi
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Yoshi fills a vehicle’s tank wherever a driver wanted instead of the owner having to stop at a gas station.
NinthDecimal
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NinthDecimal is the marketing platform powered by location data that build a precise understanding of consumers’ physical world behavior.
Factual
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The location data company the world’s most valuable brands and tech companies trust to understand and intelligently grow their businesses.
Ark
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Ark.com is a search engine enabling users to search for old classmates, new business contacts, and friends.
IKIN
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IKIN is an innovator of visual technology enabling high-resolution 3D volumetric imaging, in the palm of your hand
Teleport
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Teleport builds software to move individuals to the best place to live and work.
FanAI
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FanAI is an AI-driven Audience Monetization platform focusing first on esports.
dataPlor
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The most accurate source of international places data
CloutHub
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CloutHub is an online networking platform for community, social and political engagement. We help you influence issues you care about.
Polaris Wireless
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Polaris Wireless is the global leader in providing high-accuracy, software-based 3D location solutions
Gigwalk
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Gigwalk helps businesses manage channel execution at scale. Use of 1.2 Million Gigwalkers or Bring Your Own Team. All in one place
Tourmaline Labs™
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We’re the Experts Solving Your Mobility Challenges – Harnessing the Mobility Data Storm Through Artificial Intelligence.
Exablox
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Exablox provides a scale-out, cloud-based storage and data management solution.
Cartwheel
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Cartwheel is the fastest-growing on-demand delivery management software for restaurants and beyond.
YUR
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YUR is a fitness and health platform designed to make fitness a game using virtual reality.
Blue Ocean Gear
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Blue Ocean Gear provides sensored tracking buoys to address the commercial fishing industry’s informational and environmental challenges
TYFFON
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TYFFON develops immersive contents with VR/AR/xR technologies and operating the venues with Free Roam VR experiences.
Mall IQ
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Mall IQ is a Silicon Valley software company developing indoor location-based mobile engagement and analytics platforms.
Relola
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Real time, one-stop information sharing and collaboration tool for enterprise teams.
Pixel Labs
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Pixel Labs (Hoodline.com) is a media tech company that powers hyperlocal content discovery in 40 US cities.
Placecast
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Placecast is a location intelligence platform that leverages carrier data to deliver better audience, verification, and insight solutions.
GeoZilla
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GeoZilla – Connected Family Platform that enables users and their family members to connect IoT devices via their smartphone.
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NextNav operates a platform intended to offer indoor location services and applications.
Wedding Spot
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Wedding Spot is an online marketplace that allows users to search, price, and book wedding venues.
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Navisens is a mapping service platform locates mobile devices indoors, underground, and outdoors.
LocusLabs
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LocusLabs is a geospatial data service that enables venues and enterprises to create location aware experiences.
ARwall
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ARwall builds powerful XR software technology & solutions for creators and filmmakers of all levels.
Iodine
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Iodine is a healthcare company helps people find the right medications.
Aura
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Aura is a location based mobile technology platform mapping the world of art.
Hooked
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Hooked is a food and drink mobile app that bridges the gap between hungry students and nearby restaurants.
Cisco Spaces
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Cisco Spaces is the world’s most powerful indoor location services platform that leverages existing Cisco and Meraki wireless network to provide analytics, insights and drive outcomes at your business locations.
SKU IQ
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SKU IQ helps retailers with one or more locations keep their inventory, orders and more, synced.
LocationSmart
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LocationSmart® is a Cloud Location Services market leader for connected devices, enabling context-aware application development.
RedCap
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RedCap is a platform that operates as a membership-based, premium driver-on-demand service.
Grabb-It
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Grabb-It is a location based advertising platform that allows advertisers the opportunity to reach the consumers near the point of purchase.
Hitch
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Hitch is a fun and affordable way to get around SF by sharing your ride.
Elmy
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Elmy is a marketplace for people to discover, book or list services nearby
Geopointe
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Geopointe location-enables Salesforce allowing Customers to gain spatial insights via maps and apply geography to business processes.
AmigoCloud
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AmigoCloud is a geospatial platform that helps you collect, manage, analyze, visualize, and publish your location data.
MazeMap
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MazeMap is a service for indoor maps, designed for large building complexes, such as universities, hospitals, venues, and airports.
LOCALLY
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Blockchain, Big Data, Location Intelligence, Location Data, and consumer engagement
Fysical Labs
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Powering better decisions with location data
Locaid
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Loc-aid was a LaaS-based company providing a gateway for mobile location data acquired by LocationSmart in February 2015.
Snaptracs
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Snaptracs, Inc. develops pet GPS tracking systems for pet owners in the United States. It offers Tagg-The Pet Tracker, a GPS pet tracking
Foodily
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Foodily is a social recipe network where users can discover and share recipes.
Cintric
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Cintric turns existing mobile user-bases into location and consumer intelligence.
Essential Aero
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Essential Aero makes airports safer powered by airport operations automation, computer vision, and real-time analytics.
Momunt
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Momunt is a platform that automatically organizes all nearby public visuals shared on social networks.
Devicescape
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Devicescape provides wireless software solutions integrated with intelligent network selection technologies for mobile devices.
Humanco
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Human.co designs and develops a mobile app that automatically tracks a user’s walks, runs, bicycle rides, and other exercise activities.
Nujj
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Nujj is a social networking app that allows users to post their location or activity and set the post to automatically delete itself.
GeoFrenzy
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GeoFrenzy enables applications and devices with geospacial context, in order to make autonomous decisions
HDmessaging
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HD Messaging offers an API that enables mobile device OEMs, network operators, and app developers to build white label messaging services.
Sense360
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Sense360 provides companies with actionable data & intelligence about their customers, competitors, and industry.
Antengo
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Antengo is a free mobile classifieds marketplace facilitating real-time, location-based and business-to-consumer exchanges and transactions.
Chatmeter
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Chatmeter helps multi-location brands monitor their online reviews and social media, optimize online listings and local SEO.
Blendr
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Blendr is a geo-social networking application and social discovery platform for Android, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Facebook.
Phigital
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Phigital gives brands and creators tools to create, capture, and share engaging, more fully featured mobile experiences with consumers.
Incognia
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Incognia is the pioneer in zero-factor authentication for mobile Apps
SpotCues
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SpotCues is an intelligent enterprise communication and productivity platform that brings together apps, people and systems.
Vioozer
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Vioozer is an enterprise crowd-sensing platform that offers a mobile service allowing users to update information from various locations.
Konnect Solutions
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Konnect Solutions is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that uses proprietary technology to provide specific location information.
Enjoyney
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Enjoyney is a mobile platform tha connects with people in their existing social networks and verified locals across the globe.
room.me
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room.me connects roommates and rooms with a unique and proprietary matching algorithm – just like okcupid for rooms.
SphereHunt
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SphereHunt is a real time location-based app that helps you to publish your reports and get updates around you instantly.
rankur
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Rankur is an innovative online tool for social media monitoring, online reputation management, and brand protection.
TimePlace Inc.
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Browse the Real World through Time and Place.
Here Labs
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Here Labs is a developer of a GPS location tracker and communication software.
Foodspotting
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Foodspotting is a community-driven dish discovery app that allows individuals to find, share and recommend food dishes.
Brandify
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Brandify It is a leading provider of location-based digital marketing solutions.
Unwind
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Unwind is a booking and payment processing iPhone app connecting clients with massage therapists to fill appointment vacancies.
TagDat Inc.
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TagDat is an emoji-based local reviews app.
Findout Media
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Uncover amazing places in your own backyard.
moosify
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David Guetta or Green Day? Dancefloor, Coffee Shop or Pub? moosify will connect you with new people, new places & music! mobile-first moosi
Movigo
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Movigo Inc. is a company focused on IOT Technology in the automotive industry.
Spectafy Labs
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Building community powered apps, currently focused on “Spark”
echoecho
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EchoEcho is a mobile software company that offers an open API, cross-platform, carrier agnostic location sharing system.
Location Labs
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Location Labs provides mobile security solutions for people worldwide.
FIO – Figure It Out
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Manage and view multiple time zones, beautifully in Chrome
PadMapper
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PadMapper is a location-based apartment rental search engine with real-time filtering.
EagleNinja
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EagleNinja is a mobile technology company provides Mobile Marketing & Advertising Gamification Platform.
Emodo
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Emodo transforms data into results for mobile network operators.
Pose.com
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Celebrate and shop unique style on Pose’s free apps for iOS and Android and at Pose.com.
Red Robot Labs
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Red Robot Labs is a mobile gaming studio that provides users with a location-based mobile gaming platform.
